Episode 3.01
�A Whole New Ballgame�

Written by Kasey M. Dunton


TEASER
(Day One.  We open from the �Sports Night� logo on Dan and Casey�s office.  Both of them are sitting in office-type chairs and staring off into space.  Typical SN-esque music is playing.)

CASEY:
So.

Danny: 
So.

Casey:
  Well.

Danny:
  Yes.

Casey: 
I guess our problem wasn�t related to Continental Corp being up for sale.

Danny:
Which problem?

Casey:
  Our lack of focus.

Danny:
  Ahh�

Casey:
  Yes.

Danny: 
THAT problem.

Casey:
  Yes.

Danny: 
Because it could�ve been, y�know, any problem from the long list.

Casey:
Yes.

Danny:
  Lots of problems.

Casey:
  A plethera.

Danny:
Yes.

Casey:
Or a myriad.

Danny:
That�s how Abby described it.

Casey:
  She did?

Danny: 
She said I had a myriad of problems.

Casey:
She said that.

Danny:
Completely uncalled for.

Casey:
  I was thinking she was right.

Danny:
  So let�s review.

Casey:
Review what?

Danny: 
The myriad of problems.

Casey:
Well� (Pause)  You�re needy, insecure-

Danny:
  Not MY myriad of problems.

Casey:
  Oh.

Danny: 
I know all of THOSE problems.

Casey:
Right.

Danny:
I meant OUR problems.  Like our focus problem.

Casey:
  Yes.

Danny:
There�s a meeting today.

Casey:
Ah, there are meetings every day.  Four of �em.

Danny:
Not rundown meetings.  A meeting with the new head honcho.  The new big cheese.

Casey:
  The guy who now owns us.

Danny:
  That�s what I�m sayin�.

Casey:
  So.

Danny:
Yes.

Casey:
Why can�t we focus?

(Fade to commercial.  End of teaser.)

Act I
(Day One.  Open on the conference room.  Everyone is sitting around in their normal seats and looking relatively nervous.  Dana is fidgeting with the papers on her clipboard and twirling a pen between her first two fingers.)

Natalie:
So who is this guy?

Jeremy:
His name�s Calvin Treagor.

Natalie:
  Jeremy?

Jeremy:
  Yeah?

Natalie:
I know that.

Jeremy:
  And?

Natalie:
And I still don�t know anything about him.

Dana: 
He�s a semi-creepy guy until you know how he knows what he knows.

Natalie:
So the guy who owns us is a creep?

Dana:
  Not entirely.

Natalie: 
Okay.

Dana: 
I met him at Anthonys two nights before he bought us.  At first he creeped me out because          he knew who I was and about our fear of a Time-Warner takeover.  He predicted that Time-Warner would kick out at $27 a share and that MDI Transcom would come in as a bidder�then  he bought us.

Jeremy:
He�s the one who explained coaxial cable?

Dana:
  He�s the one who explained coaxial cable, yes.

Casey:
  So he�s not creepy.

Dana:
  Not so much.

Casey:
Got it.

(A silence.)

Dana:
(Quietly)  Where the hell is he?

(The door opens and Calvin walks in.  He holds in his hand a folder of papers and sits down in Isaac�s chair, as Isaac is the only one not at the meeting.)

Calvin:
Hey, guys, sorry, I�m a little behind schedule.

(All voice acceptances.)

Calvin:
(Cont.)  I got tied up in a meeting with the suits.  They were under the impression THEY were in charge.  Especially this one guy, Jim-Bob.

Dan:
  Jim-Bob?

Calvin:
Yeah.  Tall, dark, curly hair, glasses�

Natalie:
J.J.?

Calvin:
Is that his name?  I thought it was Jim-Bob.  Anyway.  I realize you all have a show to do, so I�ll try not to keep you too long.  Just a few quick things.  First is that I don�t know what you�ve heard, but no one�s job is in jeopardy.  Not yet.  But I will be keeping closer tabs on people, and if someone can�t do the job, something might have to be done.  Secondly, these ratings could be higher.  It�s a good show, there just aren�t enough people who know that.  Right now, I�m looking to bring in a couple people for ratings and promotion.  (He thinks a moment.)  Anything you aren�t sure about, ask me, thank you, that�s all.  Go do the show.  (He stands and walks out of the conference room.  Everyone just stares at the door, then back at each other.)

Danny:
  Well, he�s not your average netwitt, that�s for sure.

Casey:
Yeah.

Natalie: 
At least it sounds like he�s keeping the position of Senior Associate.

Dana:
  Yeah.  On the other hand�

Jeremy:
Sounds like Sam Donovan might be on his way back into town.

Dana:
  That�s exactly what I�m afraid of.

Danny:
Why?

Dana:
Why, what?

Danny:
Why are you so afraid of him coming back?

Dana: 
He�he just� (She�s obviously fumbling for something to say.)  He takes control of everything.

Casey:
  But he gets the ratings up.

Dana:
(Beat)  Right.

Danny: 
So it�s good if he comes back.

Dana: 
(Beat)  Yes. (Beat)  Okay.  Just um�go do�whatever you�re supposed to be doing.

(Everyone except Natalie throws Dana an odd glance and leaves.  Natalie stars to leave, then stops in the doorway and turns back.)

Natalie:
Dana?

Dana:
(Staring down at her clipboard, but not really seeing it.)  What?

Natalie:
You know about punishment for not sharing, right?

Dana:
(Beat) Yeah.

Natalie: 
And you know I�m here if you want to talk, right?

Dana:
(Beat)  Yeah.

Natalie:
(Proddingly)  And?

Dana:
(Pause, sigh.)  In my office.  (She stands and takes Natalie by the arm, leading her gently through the newsroom.  Once they reach Dana�s office, she releases her grip and sits down in the chair behind her desk.  Natalie sits on the couch and waits for Dana to begin.)  So.  What were we talking about?

Natalie:
(Gently)  You and Sam.

Dana: 
Right. (She pauses, then starts her story.)  Do you remember what happened the night you and Jeremy broke up other than you and Jeremy breaking up?

Natalie:
You mean Steve Sarris?

Dana: 
Yeah, and how I was gone for most of the show?

Natalie:
  (Stares at her, wide-eyed.)  You didn�t.

Dana:
No, we didn�t, but he was hitting on me � he swore he wasn�t, but he was.  We almost started something, but we both knew it would end in a week when he left.  So we agreed to keep it where it was.  But the night he left�I wanted him to stay.  I went into his office as he was packing his things, and I offered to get him a cake, figuring if he stayed for that, he�d stay later�We kissed, and I�I really thought he�d stay�and he left.  Without so much as a goodbye.

Natalie:
(Looking at her sympathetically.)  Why didn�t you tell me any of this?

Dana:
You were busy getting over you and Jeremy.  The last thing you needed were my problems on top of it all.

Natalie:
(Quietly)  And now he might be coming back.

Dana:
Yeah.

Natalie: 
And you�re torn between loving him and hating him.

Dana:
  Yeah.

Natalie: 
There�s a fine line.

Dana:
Right.

Natalie: 
So you know what you do?

Dana:
What?

Natalie:
  Nothing.

Dana:
Nothing?

Natalie:
Yes.

Dana:
Isn�t that what I�m doing now?

Natalie:
Not exactly.

Dana:
Natalie-

Natalie:
You�re trying to make up your mind.

Dana:
So?

Natalie:
So what you need to do is wait until he comes back, then, believe it or not, follow Napoleon�s plan.  Engage the enemy, then you see.

Dana:
I thought it was �

Natalie:
Literal translation, Dana.

Dana:
Ah.  Okay.

(Cut to:  Casey and Dan�s office, Day I  Dan is sitting at the table and staring at four small, torn-up pieces of paper.  Casey is at the computer desk and keeps glancing over.)

Casey: 
(After a few moments.)  Oh, come on, Danny.  How much longer are you going to stare at it?

Danny: 
I don�t know.

Casey: 
Because, y�know, if you�re done with the important and time-consuming act of staring, there�s a tiny, insignificant thing you should probably do.

Danny: 
Really?  What is it?

Casey: 
Well, I guess it would be called a script for our show, Danny.

Danny: 
(Beat.)  Right.

Casey: 
Just call her already, would you?

Danny: 
I don�t know if I should.

Casey: 
Danny, you practically flew up to the Green Room to find her number.

Danny: 
Yes.

Casey: 
And when you found it was gone, you chased down the janitor to find where the trash can was.

Danny: 
Yes.

Casey: 
And then you dug through the garbage for nearly an hour to find her phone number.

Danny: 
Yes.

Casey: 
You know what you should do?

Danny:
(Innocently) What?

Casey: 
CALL HER!

Danny: 
Really?

Casey: 
(Exasperated) YES!

Danny: 
I can�t.

Casey:
Why not?

Danny: 
She might not still be there.

Casey: 
If she�s not, someone there might know where she is.

Danny: 
True.

Casey: 
So are you going to call her?

Danny: 
Maybe.  (Casey raises an eyebrow at him.)  Okay, okay� (He places the four pieces of paper together and picks up the phone, dials, then places his hand over the receiver.)  It�s ringing.

Casey: 
Good.

Danny:
  (Listens a moment)  H-hello?  This is Dan Rydell, I�m looking for Rebecca Wells�(Pause)  Sure�. (He turns over one of the scraps and scrawls down a phone number)  Yes�Thank you.  Goodbye. (He hangs up.)

Casey:
And?

Danny:
I�ve got her new number.

Casey:
So call it.

Danny:
I don�t know if I should.

(Casey rolls his eyes and walks over to the phone.  Picking up the number, he dials it and hands the phone to Danny, who looks panicked.)

Danny:
(Quietly)  Remind me to kill you for this�Hello?  Rebecca? (Pause)  Yeah, it�s me�Listen, what are you doing tomorrow night? (Pause)  Well, I was wondering�Would you like to go to dinner with me after my show? (Pause)  Okay, then�just � (Pause)  Sure, wait in the green room, my office, wherever.  You know the place well enough.  Yeah�I�ll see you then�B�bye. (He hangs up.)

Casey:
  (Expectantly)  And?

Danny: 
And we�re going to dinner after the show tomorrow night.

Casey:
  So I hear.

Danny: 
Then why did you sit there and ask �And�?

Casey:
  How did she sound?

Danny:
How did she SOUND?

Casey:
  Yeah.

Danny:
Are you turning into Dana with her �tone of voice� thing?

Casey:
I am not.

Danny: 
Then why did you ask?

Casey:
(Beat)  Because I did.

Danny: 
Man, you have seriously been talking to Dana too much.  That or she�s been talking to you too much.

Casey:
  What do you mean?

Danny: 
You�re starting to say things I hear her say that she doesn�t even realize

Casey:
  Did you ever think I might not realize I say them?

Danny:
  Valid possibility.

Casey:
  Thanks.

Danny:
No problem.

(Night One.  We open on the newsroom before the show.  Jeremy and Natalie are walking together, and we get a feeling of d�j� vu.)

Jeremy:
Well, I�ve heard the rumor.

Natalie:
  Me too.

Jeremy:
That�s two.

(They pass Kim and Elliot)

Natalie:
Two people we know who�ve heard the rumor.

Elliot:
  You guys have heard the rumors?

Kim:
We�ve heard �em too.

Jeremy:
  That�s four.

Natalie: 
RumorS, plural?  This is worse than we thought!

(They go into the control room.  Dave, Chris, and Will are in there, Dan and Casey can be seen on the monitors putting on their mikes and getting ready for the show.)

Dave:
  Two minutes to VTR.

Chris:
Three minutes live.

Natalie:
Hey, guys, have you heard the rumors?

Dave:
  Yep.

Will:
  Mmhmm.

Chris:
Yeah.

Natalie: 
Seven! (into the mike)  Dan, Casey-

Dan:
(Deadpan.) Yes, we�ve heard the rumors.

Jeremy:
  Nine.

(Dana walks in.)

Dana:
What�s the drop-dead time on Denver?

Natalie:
  Twenty seconds.

Dana:
(Into headset)  Kelly, that�s twenty seconds for fifty cold.

Natalie:
  Have you heard the rumors?

Dana: 
Which one?  The one about Calvin wanting to buy out Isaac�s contract, the one about Sam definitely coming back, or the one which combines them both and says Sam is taking over as managing editor?

Natalie:
  Are they true?

Dana:
  No.

Natalie:
You�re sure.

Dana:
  Yes.

Natalie: 
Nine people have heard the rumor.

Dana: 
Nine people are wrong.  (She stops what she�s doing and tilts her head in thought.)

Natalie:
  What?

Dana: 
Nothing.  I just had the strangest sense of d�j� vu. (She snaps out of her trance-like state)  Dave, show me San Diego.

Dave:
  San Diego�s up.  Roll VTR, live in 60.

Jeremy:
Good show.

Dana: 
Good show, everyone.

Natalie:
  Jeremy, do the count again.

Dana:
  Guys-

Jeremy: 
Me and Natalie-

Dana:
�Natalie and I�

Jeremy:
  That�s two.

Dana:
  I know.

Jeremy:
Kim and Elliot, that�s four.

Dana:
  Jeremy-

Jeremy:
Dave, Chris, and Will.

Dana:
Let me guess � that�s seven!

Jeremy:
Yeah.  Plus Dan and Casey make nine.

Dana:
  And I�m ten.

Jeremy:
  (Beat.)  Yes.

Dana: 
So TEN people have heard the rumor, not nine.

Jeremy:
  Right.

Dana:
  Okay.

(Isaac limps slowly into the control room and stands behind Dana and Jeremy.)

Isaac: 
Good evening, how are you all?

Dana:
  Isaac Jaffee�s in the house.

Isaac:
Been a long time since you�ve said that.

Dana:
  Yeah.  You should treasure it.

Isaac:
  Okay�

Natalie: 
Isaac, have you heard the rumors?

Isaac: 
Of course I have.  Everyone who works at this station has heard some sort of rumor.

Jeremy:
  Are any of them true?

Isaac: 
Not that I know of. I�m meeting with Calvin tomorrow.

(Dana, Natalie, and Jeremy exchange an �uh-oh� glance)

Dave:
  In 3�2�

(Cut to studio.)

Casey: 
Good evening, from New York City, I�m Casey McCall alongside Dan Rydell, those stories plus a battle of the birds in Baltimore, a battle of the Sox in Beantown, and a battle of the basemen for the Braves.

Dan:
  We�ll show you diving catches and diving competition.  All that coming up after this, you�re watching Sports Night on CSC, so stick around.

Dave:
We�re out.

(Fade to commercial.  End Act I.)

Act II
(Day 2.  Isaac is sitting at his desk and working.  Calvin Tregor knocks on the frame of the open door.)

Isaac: 
(Not looking up.)  Come in.

Calvin:
(Enters, then closes the door behind him.)  Isaac, do you have a few minutes?

Isaac:
  (He looks up and eyes the closed door, slightly nervously.)  Sure.

Calvin: 
I know everyone�s heard theories that this meeting is to �relieve you of your duties�.  It isn�t that at all.

Isaac:
  Well, that�s good to know.

Calvin: 
Yeah.  But I was thinking maybe of bringing in someone to be an assistant managing editor.  It came up at the meeting with the suits yesterday about the ratings guy who was here last year.

Isaac:
  Sam Donovan.

Calvin:
Right.  J.J.  said they offered him your job, that he could�ve done it, but he was loyal to you.  So I thought maybe that would be an option.

Isaac:
  Yeah.  He�s good at what he does.

Calvin: 
So you know, this wouldn�t have to change any of what you do.  But if you want to work fewer hours, not work quite as hard�Plus he�d be doing what he did before with the ratings.

Isaac:
  Okay.

Calvin: 
Well, then. (Checks his watch.)  I�ve got a lunch with finance.  (He starts to leave, then turns back.)  Oh, by the way.  Have you ever found a way that Dana won�t tell the entire staff something as soon as she leaves the room?

Isaac:
  (Chuckling.)  Only to not tell her in the first place.

Calvin:
(Smiles.)  That�s what I thought.  (He leaves.)

(Night 2.  Cut to a broadcast near its end.)

Danny: 
(OTA.)  That�s all for us, but don�t worry, we�ll be back tomorrow, same bat time, same bat channel.  I�m Dan Rydell alongside Casey McCall, you�ve been watching Sports Night on CSC, so stick around.

Casey:
  (OTA.)  G�night.

(Cut to Control Room.)

Chris:
Music.

Will:
  Go.

Chris:
Animation.

Will:
  Go.

Chris: 
Roll Credits.

Will:
  Go.

Dave:
We�re out.

Dana: 
Nice show, everyone.  I�ll be at Anthony�s if anyone wants to join me.

(She leaves.  Natalie looks after Dana with a gleam in her eye and walks casually out of the control room into the studio. She practically tackles Casey, who is standing at the anchor desk, taking off his mike and earpiece.)

Natalie:
What are you doing right now?

Casey:
  I�m going-

Natalie:
You�re going to Anthony�s with Dana.

Casey:
I am?

Natalie:
Yes.

Casey:
Why?

Natalie:
Because.

Casey:
�Because� why?

Natalie: 
She said �If anyone wants to join me.�

Casey:
  So?

Natalie: 
So she was signaling you.

Casey: 
She was signaling me?

Natalie:
  She was.

Casey:
Natalie, I put up with you forcing me and Dana together for over a year.  I finally made my move, but I never even got to go out with her because of her ridiculous six-month plan.

Natalie:
Yeah.  So?

Casey: 
So I�m going home.  (He walks away, but Natalie catches up to him.)  Leave it be, Nat.

Natalie:
  Casey, Sam�s getting back in tomorrow before the show.

Casey:
  (Beat.)  So?

Natalie: 
SO Dana�s upset and confused.  She�s probably over there crying in her martini right now.

Casey:
  Is she?

Natalie:
Quite possibly.

Casey:
Natalie-

Natalie:
She wants you to be near her, she was just too embarrassed to ask you specifically.  So she signaled you.  But she knew it would go over your head, so she made sure it was a signal I�d catch.

Casey:
  Elaborate plan.

Natalie:
  Yeah.

Casey: 
I�ll go.  But if you�re making it up-

Natalie:
Why would I do that?  (He raises an eyebrow.)  Just go.

Casey: 
Okay.  (He heads off in the direction of his office, Natalie keeps walking as well, but towards the exit.)

(Cut to: Night 2, INT Tony Anthony�s.  Dana�s sitting alone at a table in the corner, staring off into space.  Jeremy and Natalie are at another table.  Casey walks in and gets a beer at the bar, hesitates, then walks over to Dana�s table.)

Casey:
Dana?  (No response.)  Dana?

Dana: 
(Looking at him.)  Oh, hey, Casey.  I was just, um�

Casey:
(Sits across from her.)  You�re worried about Sam coming back tomorrow night.

Dana:
(Quietly.)  Yeah.

Casey:
And so you�re sitting alone and drinking as you worry.

Dana:
  (Smiling slightly.)  Yeah.

Casey: 
(Pauses, then starts to talk, sounding slightly nervous.)  Hey, Dana, I was wondering if �

Dana:
(Looking past him.)  Is that Dan walking in with his arm around Rebecca?

Casey:
  (Looks over his shoulder.)  Yeah.

Dana:
I�m sorry, what were you saying?

Casey:
  Nothing.

Dana:
Really?

Casey:
Yeah.  Don�t worry about it.

Dana:
Okay� (Sips her martini.)

(Cut to Dan and Rebecca�s table across the restaurant.)

Danny:
You look nice tonight.

Rebecca:
  Thank you.

Danny:
You�re charming and funny�

Rebecca:
  Thank you.

Danny:
(Pause.)  I missed you.

Rebecca:
  No you didn�t.

Danny:
  I did.

Rebecca:
Why?

Danny:
What do you mean, �why?�

Rebecca:
You shouldn�t.

Danny:
What?  Why not?  I mean, okay, you went back to him, but hey, you did what you had to do �

Rebecca:
No.

Danny:
No?

Rebecca:
I�I�m disobedient and ugly and stupid and-

Danny:
Rebecca.

Rebecca:
(Continuing.)  -selfish and a bitch and I-

Danny: 
(He grabs her hand which was sitting on the table and holds it gently in his own.)  Rebecca.  (She is silenced.)  Listen.  I don�t know what that womanizing ex-husband of yours did to your confidence, but I do know this.  You are none of the things you just said you were.  And I will do whatever it takes for you to see that.

Rebecca:
  (Quietly.)  For you are Dan?

Danny:
For I am.

Rebecca:
Doer of good things where women are concerned.

Danny:
Yeah.

Rebecca: 
(Even quieter.)  I missed you too.

(Cut to Jeremy and Natalie�s table.)

Jeremy:
So.

Natalie:
Yeah.

Jeremy: 
How much convincing did you have to do to get Casey over with Dana?

Natalie:
  (Smiles.)  A fair amount.

Jeremy:
  You would think.

Natalie:
  Yeah.

(An uncomfortable silence.)

Natalie: 
Jeremy, where are we?

Jeremy:
Where are we?

Natalie:
  Yeah.

Jeremy:
  We�re at Anthony�s �

Natalie:
That�s not what I meant.

Jeremy:
We are!

Natalie:
  I know that.

Jeremy:
Then why did you ask?

Natalie: 
(Slightly exasperated.)  We�re not really broken up, we�re not really back together�where are we?

Jeremy:
(Shrugs.)  I don�t know, I was hoping you would.

Natalie: 
Jeremy-

Jeremy:
What do you want from me?

Natalie:
  I don�t know.  (Sigh.)

(Another silence.)

Jeremy:
  So.

Natalie:
Yeah.

(Cut to Day 3.  Casey�s in his office and Dan walks in.)

Casey:
Hey, Danny.

Danny:
(Tired-sounding.)  Hey.

Casey:
  Out late last night?

Danny:
  Yeah.

Casey:
Gather it went well?

Danny: 
(Pause.)  (Quietly.)  I�m gonna kill that son of a bitch.

Casey:
  Rebecca?

Danny:
Steve.

Casey:
Okay.

Danny:
He did something to her mind, Casey.  She thinks she�s a horrible person or something now.  I took a swig of my beer and she cowered.  I mean, that is seriously not like her.  I just�I want to be able to make it up to her for everything Steve did, but she won�t trust me.

Casey:
I thought she seemed fine when she was here.

Danny:
  Yeah, so did I.

(Silence.)

Casey: 
But you know what, man?  If anyone can get her back to normal, it�s you.

Danny:
  Yeah�thanks� (He looks distant in thought.)

(Cut to Night 3, the control room before the show.  Everyone�s in �Show mode�, but Dana looks distracted.)

Kim: 
(Over speaker.)  Five minutes to air, first team to the studio please.

Dave:
Sports Night�s at Ready One.

Master Control: 
(Over speaker.)  This is Master Control, you�re up on Router 17 tonight, have a good show.

Dana:
  Thank you.

Dave: 
Stand by audio, stand by VTR.

Natalie:
  Show me 12 and 12B.

Will:
  Not 12A?

Natalie:
Nope, just 12 and 12B.

Will: 
(Muttering.)  That wasn�t nearly as persnickety as Dana.

Dana:
I heard that!

Jeremy:
  It�s true.

Dana: 
Stay quiet!  (To tech. Guys.)  Let me hear Milwaukee.

Chris:
  You�ve got Milwaukee.

Dana:
Thank you.

Dave: 
Two minutes to VTR, Three minutes live.

(Dan and Casey enter the control room.)

Dana: 
Well, well, well.  Look who decided to show up!  And that�s good because there�s three minutes until you guys are going to be live in front of three million viewers, give or take a couple.

Casey:
(Under his breath, to Natalie.)  Can you give her that test to see if she�s edgy?

Natalie:
Stay quiet!

Dana: 
(Looking appreciatively at Natalie.)  Thank you!  (To Dan and Casey.)  Don�t you have, like, I don�t know, a SHOW to do?

Danny:
Yeah.

Casey:
So?

(Dana shoots them a Look.)

Danny: 
Okay, okay, we�re going, we�re going�

Dave:
  Roll VTR, 60 seconds live.

(Dan and Casey go into the studio.  We follow them.)

Danny: 
You�re telling me it�s SAM that�s making her this edgy?

Casey:
Yeah.

Danny:
Man, we are gonna be facing her wrath for quite a while.

(They put on their mikes and earpieces and sit down.)

Casey:
Yeah, I�ll say.

Dave:
(Over speaker.)  In 3�2�1�

Casey: 
(OTA.)  Good evening, from New York City, I�m Casey McCall alongside Dan Rydell, those stories plus �

(Cut back to the control room.  We continue to hear and see Casey on the monitor.  The control room door opens and Sam Donovan walks in.

Sam:
Hey, everyone.  I�m back.

Everyone (Except Dana):
  (Adlibs.)  Hey, Sam/Welcome back/etc.

(We close up on Dana.  She looks slightly panicked as Sam smiles at her.)

Danny:
(On monitor, we only hear his voice as we continue to see Dana.)  You�re watching Sports Night on CSC, so stick around.

(FADE TO BLACK.  END ACT II.)

28 June, 2000


0:30 Teaser for 3.02

VO:  Next week on �Sports Night��

(Natalie and Casey in the conference room.)

Natalie:  Is it just me, or is Dana too not mad at Sam?

Casey:  She�s about to get her heart broken.

(Dana and Natalie walking through the newsroom.)

Dana:  (Excitedly.)  He asked me to dinner!  Isn�t it great?

Natalie:  No.

(Dana and Natalie in Dana�s office.)

Natalie:  So what do you do when he leaves town without a word?

Dana:  That�s all over now?

Natalie:  He told you this?

Dana:  Not exactly.

(Casey and Sam in Sam�s office.)

Casey:  so you�re taking Dana to dinner.

Sam:  How is that your business?

Casey:  there are certain links I�d go to in order to avoid seeing her get hurt again.  If you do anything that hurts her, I will personally come in here and beat the crap out of you.

VO: An all new �Sports Night�, next Tuesday on KBC